Being an ex Singapore Senior Naval Engineering Specialist, I have proudly served my nation for 11 years. Even back in the 90s the RSN was already considered one of the most modern and forward looking naval force in the SE Asia with all sorts of sophisticated technology and weapon systems of its time. Over the last 2 decades, it is now one of the most formidable sea military forces in the region surpassing my bigger countries in SE Asia.
In its basic configuration, these LMVs are capable of providing littoral anti-surface, anti-air protection and 8 ships are on rotation to conduct 24/7 patrolling around Singapore waters. With an integrated bridge-CIC, options for less than lethal or lethal weapons + capacity for a secondary CIC + modular weapons and mission systems that can be fitted for any threat.... these are future proof vessels for decades.
Its intended replacement was for Patrol class vessels.. so its not intended to be heavily armed and not for Anti ship or Anti submarine roles.. probably more anti piracy roles and against small boats. The heli deck is a welcome addition, because in the past, the only Helicopter landing capable ship was the Landing Ship Tank in the RSN, but now helicopters can land on Formidable Frigates and now LMVs also.
It can... because of its modular arhictecture. It can fit several 20-foot standard containers under the heli deck - each station with pre-configured cable points to integrate any kind of systems/weapons/sensors, for whatever mission needed.
it looks damn awkward, how much better is the radar? we should just buy 2nd ships from other countries, why spend more money to build unless we are selling to other countries
Jobs jobs jobs, better for the economy if you invest in your people instead of all cash going abroad. You also invest in capability and know-how. The know-how is the hardest and most expensive thing to replace if you let it go, that is why Sweden still has jets, subs, and warship programs.
@@benktlofgren4710 I don't know what you mean, Thales is a major investor in SG. They are employing 1000 to add to their 2000. Furthermore, they are hiring high-value engineers. Typically Singapore's decision-making is multi-dimensional. For such sensitive cutting-edge r and d work, it is an achievement for SG. they are doing work here. Military equipment and men etc, means nothing without radar.
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off shore patrol vessels should be regulated worldwide in terms of it's size & foot print . . . for e.g. the maximum displacement of OPVs should be no more than 630 ton (900 ton loaded) . . . armed with dual tube 553 mm torpedo launcher . . . RIM-162 ESSM 4-cell canister launcher . . .
Tks for the compliment. But i believe as good as these LMVs are, they were not designed for long-range ocean conditions, something the U.S. Navy might need. Perhaps something like the Gowind class convettes might be a better fit.
They're unarmed. Not absolutely, but 12 point defense AA missiles and a basic gun isn't a serious threat to a warship. They have no helicopter. No ability to self deploy from San Diego to Singapore. On the plus side, they're almost unmanned (23 vice 115 for a Freedom class or 200 for a Constellation). They're nice for what they are but that's more coast guard than combat vessel.
@@ropeburnsrussell The LCS is mostly a carrier. It has the helo and firescout, and loads of space and support for USVs or other flexible payloads. Also, it has 21 vice 12 point defense missiles, the 57mm is pretty similar to the 76mm, and, again, lots of space and support for other packages. So it's armament is sad but not worse.
@@NoStressMarkets it's a low bar given all the issues the US navy littoral vessels are facing 😂 but Singapore did choose a good European partner to save on developing from scratch, and integrated good proven solutions to have a cost-effective solution (rather than try to push the envelope with inventions on all fronts).
@@comedycord123 yes… which laid a foundation for us. But it was our policy post-independence that we decided to adopt English as our working and education language. Everything is in English. :)
@@douglasang3527 oh cause these guns were transferred from a previous decommissioned class of ships. Don't forget that these LMVs were not meant to be blue water combatants so weaponry are defensive in nature. These older oto melara 76mm guns will suffice.
@@eatdriveplay nono, i remember reading somewhere that they repurpose the guns from the previous 12 ships Fearless-class Patrol Vessels (PV)s to the LMVs.
@@eseetoh obviously not… why? Because SIPRI records new gun purchases transfers. Also out of the 11 surviving PV - 2 were donated to Brunei, 4 are still in service as MSRV, meaning there are at most 5 unaccounted/scrapped. There are 8 LMVs. So how can it be? Singapore won’t be stupid to put old guns in a brand new ship.
@@eseetoh you get it wrong , they are all new guns from OTO . My 4th son serve in one of the ship as a gunner and a weapon specialist and I can confirm that .
All masts are integrsted. Positioning to avoid interference is in every design. We found composite stealth masts to be of limited value in high end vombatants with focus on the combat system and weight managment.
Why the respective authority did not address the loss of few hundred billion reserve that disappeared and also debts beyond 800 billion gone to. Why the authority still concentrates on its weaponry, for what? Preparing to go to war with the New King of Malaysia and the Future President of Indonesia, Probawa >>>????
